An Italian man has confessed after killing his sister, chopping her body into parts and dumping it in communal bins in an upmarket area of Rome, according to Italian media.

 

The man identified as Maurizio Diotallevi, 62, confessed to the grisly crime after 10 hours of interrogation over the death of his sister, Nicoletta, 59, the Corriere della Sera newspaper and other outlets reported, citing police sources.

 

AFP reported that the two shared a flat and are believed to have quarreled over money before the ugly incident. The body of the woman was discovered after her legs severed at the groin, were discovered Tuesday night by a young woman who was rummaging through bins in Parioli, one of Rome’s swankiest neighbourhoods.

 

Her head and chest were later found on Wednesday near the flat where the brother and sister lived. Diotallevi was taken into custody after examination of CCTV footage showed him dumping something into the bin where the legs were discovered.